Istanbul vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$687	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	79	58
🏙️ Population	15.7M	49K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 4% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4475th and 4567th ($1328 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Turkey vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 829th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Port of Spain

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	Istanbul	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$10377

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801